Namak Haraam

Namak Haraam (transl. Traitor) is a 1973 Indian

This was the second Hrishikesh Mukherjee film that starred Khanna and Bachchan after Anand. "Diye Jalte Hai", "Nadiya Se Dariya" and "Main Shayar Badnaam" are the most memorable melodies, all rendered powerfully by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Rajesh Khanna. And Kaka, as he was called by friends and fans alike, won the hearts of millions by his meaningful acting and face impressions. The film proved out to be a box office hit and was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1973. The film was remade in Tamil as Unakkaga Naan.^[1] The core plot of the movie was based on the sub-plot of the 1967 Telugu movie Prana Mithrulu which itself was loosely inspired by the storyline of the 1964 movie Becket.^[2]

Plot

The story focuses on two friends, Somu (

Cast

• Rajesh Khanna as Somnath Chander Singh (Somu)
• Amitabh Bachchan as Vikram Maharaj (Vicky)
• Simi Garewal as Manisha
• Rekha as Shyama
• Asrani as Dhondu, Shyama's brother
• A. K. Hangal as Bipinlal Pandey
• Manju as Rama, Pandey's assistant
• Om Shivpuri as Damodar Maharaj
• Manmohan as Jai Singh
• Durga Khote as Somu's mother
• Manisha as Sarla, Somu's sister
• Raza Murad as Alam
• Jayshree T. as Courtesan

Music